The USGA has announced the final list of players who will compete this week in the 125th edition of the US Open and has thus confirmed the full roster of 156 players. Ryan Fox, Cameron Young, and Bud Cauley have secured direct spots in the tournament thanks to their position in the World Ranking. The latter two had also earned their place through the qualifiers, so finally, five alternates have been included to complete the 156 players that make up the US Open.
It was already evident, but it will be the first US Open of the 21st century without Sergio García. The miracle in the form of an invitation was neither expected nor has it arrived. Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester will be the two Spaniards defending the honour of the Armada at Oakmont Country Club.
Ryan Fox arrives in top form after winning this Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open in an exciting playoff with Sam Burns. This victory has catapulted him 43 places in the ranking, placing him in 32nd position and earning him a direct ticket to Oakmont. The New Zealander, who will play his seventh US Open, also won in May at the Myrtle Beach Classic, thus adding two titles in just a month.
Meanwhile, Cameron Young (56) and Bud Cauley (58), although as we mentioned they had already secured a spot in the tournament after surpassing the final qualifying in Columbus (Ohio), now enter exempt by ranking. Young, 28, arrives at his sixth US Open with three top tens this season on the PGA Tour, including a fourth place at the RBC Canadian Open. Cauley, 35, has four top tens in 2025 and will play his third US Open, highlighting a third place at the Charles Schwab Challenge and a solid T6 at The Players.
With these three exemptions, the USGA has completed the US Open field by adding five alternate players who had narrowly missed out in their respective qualifiers. They are Takumi Kanaya, Doug Ghim, Chase Johnson, Eric Cole, and Riki Kawamoto.
- Takumi Kanaya, a 27-year-old Japanese player, will be part of the event for the third time in a US Open. He has won seven times on the Japan Golf Tour and was the McCormack Medal winner in 2020 as the world’s best amateur.
- Doug Ghim, who narrowly missed out in Dallas after a seven-man playoff, will participate for the second time. The American was runner-up in the 2017 US Amateur and has three top 25 finishes this season on the PGA Tour.
- Chase Johnson and Eric Cole join as first reserves from the Columbus qualifier, following the exemptions of Young and Cauley. Johnson, 29, makes his US Open debut after progressing through local and final stages. Cole, with two top tens this year, will play his fourth US Open.
- Riki Kawamoto, first reserve in Japan, will compete in his second consecutive US Open. His sister, Yui, was top 40 last week in the US Women’s Open.
Additionally, Michael La Sasso, NCAA collegiate champion, received a direct exemption on 26 May. And Matthew Jordan, a Brit and first alternate in England, replaces Sahith Theegala, who withdrew due to an injury confirmed on 6 June.
This will be the tenth US Open held at Oakmont, which will also host the tournament in 2033, 2042, and 2049.
This year’s edition has broken records with 10,202 entries, the highest number in the championship’s history. From there, 110 local qualifiers and 13 finals were held, including international venues in Canada, England, and Japan.
